POULSBO — Washington state troopers got a good clue while investigating a hit-and-run crash Friday night in Poulsbo: The fleeing motorist reportedly left behind a license plate at the crash scene.

Troopers were called to a crash at Highway 305 and Bond Road and found a semi-truck with minor damage. But a license plate and front grill pieces of a car the truck's driver said fled also remained behind, according to documents filed in Kitsap County District Court.

A Poulsbo officer found a car bearing the same license plate as the one found at the crash scene in a driveway on Gala Way. The car had "substantial" front end damage, keys were in the ignition, an open can of an alcohol beverage in the center console, passenger air bag deployed and the driver passed out with his pants down to his thighs, troopers said.

The driver first told troopers "I was not driving." Later, troopers said he confirmed the truck driver's story, that he remarked he had to leave the scene.

The man provided a breath sample that showed a blood-alcohol level of about 0.23, almost three times the legal limit. He was taken to the Kitsap County jail on suspicion of hit-and-run and DUI, where he remains on $75,000 bail.